Glauco Solieri won a very lively Race 2 of the GT Open Cup today at Paul Ricard. After the bad luck of yesterday, the build Italian Am expert driver, alone at the wheel of his Antonelli Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan SuperTrofeo, had a trouble-less Sunday, but benefitted also from the trouble hitting yesterday’s winning VSR Lambo.“Everything was ok today and I could build a nice strategy, knowing the rivals had handicap and knowing also that I could push more if needed”, he said after the podium.
Second again today was VSR’s Brazilian pair JP Mauro-Rodrigo Toni, who now lead the overall standings, while Márcio Basso-Guilherme Salas (Sports&You Mercedes) were third and first in Pro-Am. Guillem Pujeu-Faus Salom (Teo Martín Motorsport McLaren) won in Silver.
It’s a perfect start for Liberati from the pole, ahead of Salas, Solieri, Fortes, Toni, De Wilde, Leutwiler and Salom while there is big battle in the group between Carlo Curti and Merendino, with some rubbing. In the lead, Liberati pulls away, building a 4- second advantage on Salas and 11 on Solieri in five laps. They are followed by Toni, Font, Salom, De Wilde and De Fulgencio, who goes straight in ther chicane in lap 5.
Drama strikes in lap 10, shortly before the pit stop window opens as Liberati is forced to the pits by what seems to be a puncture. In reality, there is a problem with the driveshaft and also one with the hydraulic on-board jacks, which provoke the retirement of the car soon after he retook the lead.
